2015’s Best & Worst States for Nurses

This map takes into account 15 key metrics and reflects the relative attractiveness of each State to registered nurses. The green color is associated with the best, and red color with the worst States for RNs.

Source: Data used to create these rankings were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Missouri Economic Research & Information Center, Indeed.com, US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. News & World Report, The American Nurses Association and WalletHub research.